"All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow." —The Dhammapada
Tag: Happiness
Happiness of Others
Make one person happy. Ideally, the one before you, in this moment. Listen. Understand their story, if you can. But, never more than one, and don't have it be the focus of all your energy. You cannot make other people happy. We can choose to be happy, ourselves. In others, we can only help create … Continue reading Happiness of Others
The Three Equations for a Happy Life
Subjective Well-being = Genes + Circumstances + HabitsHabits = Faith + Family + Friends + WorkSatisfaction = What you have ÷ What you want "Think of these three equations as the first class in the mechanics of building a life. But there is much, much more where all that comes from."-Arthur C. Brooks, "The Three … Continue reading The Three Equations for a Happy Life
Happiness Curve / U-Curve
For some reason, I believe I've posted the idea that happiness and perception of well-being follows a predictable curve that hits its low-point in one's late 40's for people in developed countries. However, looking for it right now, I was not able to find it. So, here's a link to an overview article, a book … Continue reading Happiness Curve / U-Curve
Authentic Happiness
"The purpose of this website is to provide free resources where people can learn about Positive Psychology through readings, videos, research, opportunities, conferences, questionnaires with feedback and more. There is no charge for the use of this site. If you would like to take the questionnaires, you first need to register.Positive Psychology is the scientific … Continue reading Authentic Happiness
The One Year Rule
If you want your life to change, wait a year. It'll change. Of course, it may not be for the better. A study in 2008 found that happiness tends to follow a U-shaped curve, where the lowest level of happiness occurs somewhere around age 46. Yet, there are confounding factors. A death of a spouse, … Continue reading The One Year Rule
!(Usefulness > Happiness)
I keep seeing Darius Foroux's writing showing up as a Pocket recommendation through Firefox. Recently, "The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness" was the top recommendation. It ends on this note: "Don’t take it too seriously. Don’t overthink it. Just DO something that’s useful. Anything." Being contrary, it reminded me of this famous … Continue reading !(Usefulness > Happiness)
Happiness Hows
"Santos looks at the work of Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, and the author of The How of Happiness. Lyubomirsky is well known for her thought experiment about what affects our happiness, which she expresses in a pie chart: She proposes that roughly 50 percent of happiness is determined by … Continue reading Happiness Hows
Perception & Reality
"'We read the world wrong and say it deceives us,' wrote Rabindranath Tagore. We take for permanent that which is ephemeral and for happiness that which is but a source of suffering: the desire for wealth, for power, for fame, and for nagging pleasures...By knowledge we mean not mastery of masses of information and learning … Continue reading Perception & Reality
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